Hitachi Maxell, Limited

Osamu Yamamoto

Shigeo Sasaki

Shinichi Kagano

Kazuaki Urano

Nobutaka Miyazaki

Akihiko Sato

Tadao Matsuki

Hitoshi Shiba

Mutsunori Hamaoka

A case body composed of upper and lower halves having a main wall in which there is defined at an intermediate portion thereof a pair of drive shaft insertion holes in right and left portions thereof, and the case body includes two pairs of upper and lower flange members inwardly projected from inner peripheral portions of the drive shaft insertion holes continuous with the main wall. A name plate made of a materials harder than the plastic material of the case body, is attached to an outer surface of the main wall including the right and left drive shaft insertion holes, and the name plate has one or more indexes formed on the outer surface thereof and has a pair of right and left shaft insertion openings defined therein. The positions of the shaft insertion openings correspond to the drive shaft insertion holes defined in the case body.

Tape cartridge having a name plate with an index formed thereon

There is provided a tape cartridge comprising a top plate and bottom plate made of metal and an intermediate frame made of plastic resin material disposed between the top and bottom plates.

Tape cartridge using metal and plastic resin

In a tape cartridge of the Philips type, one or more ribs are projected from a main plate of each case half at regions except for the tape chamber and the tape path so as to conform to one or more flow lines of resin when each half of molded, the cartridge is so that the formation of traces of resin can be prevented, resulting in an increase in mechanical strength of the cartridge.

Recording tape cartridge

A hub assembly for use in a recording tape cartridge is composed of an inner body and an outer ring formed around the inner body so as to decrease distortion on the out-of roundness and the verticality of the outer cylindrical surface of the hub assembly.

Recording tape cartridge and hub for use therein and method of making

A partition wall and a pair of side ribs are disposed in the front portion of a tape cartridge with a gap substantially equal to a thickness of a magnetic shielding plate so as to support the magnetic shielding plate by the partition wall and the side ribs, so that the magnetic shielding plate can be placed in position correctly and easily, thereby assuring reliable positioning of a pad supporting plate.

Tape cartridge

A hub for use in a magnetic recording tape cassette comprising an engagement recess defined in the cylindrical peripheral surface of the hub and a clamp piece having a pair of elastically deformable lugs. When the clamp piece is fitted in the engagement recess with the magnetic recording tape inserted therebetween, the tape is secured on the hub by clamping the tape between the free ends of the lugs and the side walls of the engagement recess.

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Osamu Yamamoto